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Non-starter
India rejected Pakistan's proposal to hold Foreign Secretary-level talks on Kashmir and asserted that it would like to discuss aspects related to cross-border terrorism which are central to the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Since…
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Time to give peace a chance in Kashmir (Part-III)
S. Narinder Singh
Political double speak has also worsened the Kashmir situation. Banking upon the support of separatists, PDP made significant inroads in politics in 2002 and Mufti Mohammed Sayeed became the Chief Minister despite his…
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Deserving excerpts from Facebook and WhatsApp
Mahadeep Singh Jamwal
Every day we come across with so many messages, quotations and comments posted on social media by its users and maximum of them find space on Face Book and WhatApp. The casual users of this application generally, as…
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The famous index of ignorance
Gwynne Dyer
To cut to the chase, the five most ignorant countries in the world are Mexico (a world leader at least in this), India, Brazil, Peru and New Zealand. And the five best informed are South Korea (take a bow), followed by…
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Falling tourism
It is true that one man's loss is another man's gain and the story is being replicated in Jammu and Kashmir as far as tourism and trade is concerned. The fact has been endorsed by none other than the Secretary Tourism, Farooq Ahmed Shah…
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Why Bandh?
Calling Bandh at the drop of the proverbial hat or staging protests for no reason or rhyme should be stopped. These type of actions have only benefitted handful of individuals who just want to keep their agenda going on. One should ask…
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Tiranga Yatra
Dr. Kuldeep Singh
BJP is celebrating 70th Independence day from 9th to 23rd August 2016 taking out Tiranga Yatra all over the country. Tiranga is a national pride and it bears sanctity. All due respect is due to Tiranga.
A question arises,…
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Time to give peace a chance in Kashmir (Part-II)
S. Narinder Singh
She replied that it is the 'business interest' of her organisation to have such interviews. I advised her that their main concern should be national interest first. Not only this, during those days CID, wing of the…
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NPAs; government must act before it’s late
Joginder Singh
Every individual, even without having studied economics, is best in managing his/her personal finances. As a primary school student in a Government school in Abohar, and then as a student in a middle school in Jalalabad,…
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Of jams, chaos
It looks Jammu roads have out-grown their utility. Designed for few hundred vehicles today they handle more than a lakh daily. The end result is traffic jams and chaos. The Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014 envisages a safe transport…
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